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[2017], Adults, Paramount Pictures Call No: DVD VID Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
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By Black, Todd Washington, Denzel 1954- Eisele, Robert 1948- Porro, Jeffrey Scherman, Tony Parker, Nate 1979- Smollett, Jurnee 1986- Whitaker, Denzel 1990- Williams, Jermaine 1982- Whitaker, Forest Ravera, Gina Heard, John 1946- Elise, Kimberly 1971- Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus Rousselot, Philippe 1945- Howard, James Newton Golub, Peter Davis, Sharen Harpo Films Weinstein Products G2008, MPAA rating: PG-13 ; strong thematic materical inc, Wienstein Company Distributed by Genius Products Call No: DVD VID Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Melvin B. tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-american college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story.
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c2009., Adults, Summit Entertainment Call No: DVD VID Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. With the reluctant help of the daughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, John's increasingly desperate efforts take him on a race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster and the ultimate sacrifice.
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[2009]., Adults, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD VID Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Tim Thomas was a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his wife. Unable to forgive himself, Tim sets out to give 'pounds of flesh' that will give new life to seven deserving individuals to make up for the seven lives he destroyed. Tim intends to kill himself to atone for his sins. He decides to bestow gifts to seven worthy people, which includes body organs and material possessions. He personally investigate these people to verify that they are indeed the right people he should help. He plans to have his best friend see that his wishes are carried out after he is dead. Tim's plan threatens to unravel when he begins to fall in love with one of the people he is trying to help.
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-- Taking of Pelham one-two-three.c2009., Adults, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD VID Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: New York Metropolitan Transit Authority train dispatcher Walter Garber's day is turned upside down when he must face-off against Ryder, the criminal mind that has hijacked the passengers of subway train, Pelham 1-2-3. Ryder is the leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a henchman who used to work for the MTA. NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti initially takes charge of the situation, but quickly realizes that Ryder will only deal with Garber. Garber begins to employ his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.
